Dan & Phil Part 53: another two months

[NoOneWantsATortoise]

I swear I heard Dan read from the chat "shout out to the Phil's Monster Coke gc" while Phil was playing but then Phil cut him off and I've been trying to find it but idk the timestamp AM I JUST IMAGINING THINGS

I probably misheard

No, this actually happened.

[captainspacecoat]

That was so enjoyable to watch!! I'm gonna have to sue them though as they are the sole reason I still haven't started my 2000 word politics essay that's due tomorrow, but damn I loved that. Loved how supportive Dan was being, he was in such a chirpy, positive mood and it was really lovely. Loved the little throwbacks to the first Mario Kart video and them talking about how they have so many inside jokes that they lose track of what each one actually refers to. Loved Phil trying to cover up the fact that he definitely said 'bitch' and not 'bish' lmao. Frustrating that it lagged so much during Phil's turn, but at least the sound still worked and overall it had such a pleasant, chill vibe to it, I definitely hope they do it again soon.

Agree that it's strange they moved partly in search of better internet, only for the internet at this apartment to be so bad. But of course, clearly they don't care so much as they're obviously about to move into their newly renovated forever home which has super fast internet speeds.

[nihilist-toothpaste]

I swear I heard Dan read from the chat "shout out to the Phil's Monster Coke gc" while Phil was playing but then Phil cut him off and I've been trying to find it but idk the timestamp AM I JUST IMAGINING THINGS

I probably misheard

No, this actually happened.

it's at around 41:20 in the stream! but phil doesn't actually cut dan off, he just giggles and says 'hi guys' in a kind of resigned tone? also it sort of looks like his eyes go a bit wide and then they move on swiftly. i basically can't really tell if they realized what the name was suggesting hahaha

[pastelspectre]

havent watched the livestream but i plan to tomorrow or probably soon. ill post my thoughts on it after ^-^

[socksparadox]

I watched about two-thirds of the livestream before the lag started eating away at my nonexistent attention span. What I did watch was really cute though! I loved Supportive Bf!Dan's return
The more I see of their new(ish) house the more unfit it seems to be for them tbh. They're still renting and the internet still appears to be less than stellar, which is things that they complained about with the last apartment. It's almost as if this is just a very temporary home [insert tinfoil hat emoticon]. Tbh I'm grasping onto every single thing pointing toward them moving into a forever home but whatever.

[alittledizzy]

Ten hours later, I actually got to watch the livestream:

4:15 - Phil saying Dan's switch is actually their shared one.
4:34 - Dan going for the furry suit one.
7:00 - They are still making a point to say subscriber not fans a lot.
7:46 - "your pen is" gc again
10:34 - Then talking about how many obscure references they have.
11:12 - "hugh janus"
12:35 - Phil distracting Dan with "earthquake"
13:39 - Phil tugging at the parachute jumper.
14:53 - Earthquake part two.
15:39 - "Furry Dan"
16:39 - "Phil said ass!" Dan making a big deal, then them discussing how Phil swears during game playing irl.
20:50 - "Your family doesn't do Christmas pudding." Phil says to Dan.
24:50 - "Sweaty nights" - Phil laughing, heh. (Also don't they have AC in the new place?)
25:26 - Dan picking out a haribo for Phil.
26:33 - Dan thinks the blue brings out Phil's eyes.
29:59 - Cathartic to hit people who watch their videos with shells.
31:38 - Train breaking on the way home from Edinburgh story.
33:11 - Spooky Week confirmed
34:30 - Phil getting mushy about moving/memories.
35:00 - Bruise and both of them trying to decide if it would be indecent to show.
35:36 - Swish swish bitch.
39:25 - They played Overcooked with Felix, PJ, Marzia, and Sophie - then he and Phil went home, downloaded it for the PS4, and freestyled it over Christmas "out of boredom" so they could do a DvP.
40:18 - Phil picking a pink outfit is really cute.
41:25 - I was gonna timestamp the part where they said they both finished the FF game but then I got distracted by the monster coke message.
42:07 - "knocked up" by headphones
42:20 - Phil showing off his bruise.
42:32 - Phil is sticking with the "fighting a bear" story. Shade to conspiracy theorist youtubers.
44:11 - "Fuck 'em up, Phil."
46:22 - omg Dan is so into Phil winning.

[Artdefines06]

I will say about the internet nearly every british gaming youtuber complains about how bad the internet in London is. I don't think its just a ruse, or that paying higher prices would matter. Nerd3 moved to a different country for better internet lol.

[Phantasy]

The live play was enjoyable, but holy hell was it laggy. I think they can dial in the settings better, and use a standalone mic and not the built-in one (and adjust the levels WAY down) and there's no reason to be recording 1080p @60fps—that's probably what's eating up all their bandwidth.

And as others have said, their low internet speed issue does not pass the smell test... they're just not tech-savvy enough to work through it. 5mbps is hardly broadband—their issue is probably WIFI congestion (being London and in an apartment complex of some sort) and if their router is on one level but the gaming room in on another then that doesn't help either. If they can't figure it out, then they should get the Geek Squad or someone in there to help... for god sakes the internet is their livelihood, I refuse to believe tethering to a cellphone is the only option. I'm not sold on the moving to #ForeverHome right away, but if they knowingly rented an apartment with crap internet, then I'd be more inclined as ever to believe this is only a temp situation.

*perv alert* Did anyone else notice the um.. thicc situation Phil had going on when he lifted his shorts...?

[LtrllySusan]

I listened to the video a bit and I am pretty sure they can fix the two issues for next time.

If their internet can't handle it, 1080p60 is definitely too much. It's not even a streaming standard yet; a lot of streams are still 720p30 so they could go for that without being called out for bad quality. Alternatively 720p60 or 1080p30.

Secondly, Dan said they are using the webcam microphone, which is likely terrible. Either they check if they had boosts on in Windows or OBS (which caused the gain effect) or they invest a hundred bucks into a usb mic.

(Secretly hoping to be hired as tech support)

A game suggestion that could be fun with subscribers that Markiplier does frequently in his charity LSs is JackBox. Maybe that would be something? Also more chance for both to bant since it's not reaction time based.

(Edit: Just saw Phantasy also pointed out the 1080p60 thing - listen to us guys also sorry for being repetitive with this post then, I am on mobile and I suck at mobile reading and texting)

[mermaid blood]

*perv alert* Did anyone else notice the um.. thicc situation Phil had going on when he lifted his shorts...?

^ same thing happened in the Krave challenge in that lion fursuit, i don't think he wears underwear for comfort and i can see why.

I loved the stream! but there is nooooooooo way in hell they are still living there
They're tethering to Dan's phone because they have no internet in my opinion, the same reason he did a last liveshow from his phone on his bed in the old apartment. and if they are, they're not fixing it because they have no intentions of staying there much longer. so basically what everyone else has said. also those are bruises from moving furniture, for sure. upper thigh? pushing against something. bicep? trying to carry something through too small a space. i won't be persuaded otherwise, lol.

i also think Phil has spent a christmas dinner at Dan's house after that one comment.

some stamps to add to Mandy's that probably make no sense because the audio was so bad:

7.43 - 'your pen is'/anal tampon
10.35 - injoke funny voices
11.00 - dan: always protect your butt
11.08 - "huge anus" amuses them
11.35 - phil: i didnt shave this morning...this is my 10 oclock shadow
dan: do i look like i have cheekbones? its just the webcam.
12.32 - phil shakes dan by the shoulders to make the game fairer
12.48 - phil makes a kill bill reference, dan teases him. cute phil giggle
12.59 - 'anna's watching from the office'
13.37 - phil plays with dan's 'parachute jumper'
14.38 - phil sings in falsetto
14.52 - phil shakes dan again
14.30 - "we're not going to shame furry mario, are we? like we're not shaming furry dan in the foxy fur suit". phil: not at all
16.30 - phil: they're sneking your ass.
16.35 - 17.10 discussion of phil swearing, 'mother of ass!', warning he may do so when gaming
20.47 - phil: but then, your family don't do christmas pudding, so like what's the deal?
22.05 - phil: danny got wrecked!
dan: (dejected) alright, phil. i was planning on being supportive of you...
phil: really? im so used to fighting you i think thats what it is
22.45 - dan cracks up at someone in the chat apologising for shaking his hand at vidcon
23.48 - phil goes with a pink outfit 'it represents my personality'
24.35 - phil craves a christmas drink
24.45 - phil: 'are you starting to think about autumn leaves now dan?'
24.47 - dan: i've had my sweaty nights. phil: sweaty nights?! (laughs)
25.22 - phil wants a haribo for goodluck. dan: gods sake, this guys, seriously.
25.33 - phil: i dont want your fingers on it.
dan: my hands are quite sweaty after touching the controller, to be fair
26.04 - dan: i'm tethering to my phone because thats how bad our internet is
26.20 - dan: oh god i shouldn't have had a cherry. phil: why?
26.32 - phil after a compliment from chat on his blue tshirt: 'does it bring out my eyes?
dan: i think so, yeah!
phil: i should wear more blue
dan: should you?
26.43 - dan tries to help phil
phil: i don't need advice from you, danny lad!
dan: look, i said i was going to be supportive to you, i don't know why you're being like this
phil: no, i don't need it!
27.10 - dan: that frickin cherry, ruined me.
phil: how much were you chewing that?
dan: that involved a lot
phil: you should've swallowed it whole!
dan: i should have.
28.20 - phil: stop hitting me in the butt!
dan: look, he's been giving the internet free content for ten years now, and this is how you treat him!
28.48 - phil: you should eat this. (laughs) what did that mean? that's something we'd edit out if this wasn't live...
31.38 - their train broke on the way home from Edinburgh
32.20 - phil: that is bull! ...shirt. i said shirt.
33.40 - phil almost gets 1st place, both excited
34.55 - both look down at phil's thigh bruise, the chat wants to see it. phil: that might be a bit risque...
dan: i can just imagine you doing it in a degrading way...
35.23 - phil shows us his bicep bruise
35.45 - phil: you're stressing me out!
dan: (reprimanded) ok, i'm not gonna look...
phil: you do the chat.
35.55 - phil: so what's better, swish swish bitch?
dan: (laughing)
phil: i said bish then, honestly...
36.28 - dan sings taylor swift's new single look what you made me do 'ooo'
phil: ooh (moan)
dan: look what you made me do...
phil: ooh (higher pitched) look what you made me do
dan: context....
37.55 - phil: come on lads! please!
41.50 - second time phil has asked if the chat is in slow mode, it isnt, dan prefers it fast
42.13 - dan encourages phil to show his leg bruise. he does and peels up his pants to his thigh
42.30 - dan encourages him to tell them how he got it, but phil says he was fighting a bear.
43.45 - dan: are you really not going to tell them? you're giving conspiracy theory content to all the other youtubers for at least a month now... (stares at camera)
43.33 - dan: does it involve getting on all fours? maybe that's too much exercise...
44.40 - they beg people to let phil win. phil: let me have something to hold on to! (fake distressed, hilarious)
46.45 - phil won, they cheer
48.00 - they attempt to do a live end card, cute and awkward

Ditto what everyone else has said about it seemed Dan had decided beforehand to appear supportive and not aggressively competitive (thank GOD, more pleasant as a viewer); it was interesting to see, however minor, his slightly sensitive side come out at 22.05 and 35.45 in response to Phil. shows the contrast between his sensitivity to tone and intent and (what i think) is the over-compensating he does as a result of that, to the opposite extreme.

lotta innuendo in this one which they seemed completely comfortable about, live. i side-eyed 'sweaty nights' and 'that's something we'd edit out if this wasn't live...'. moooree give us more.

I missed commenting here on the Edinburgh panel, but i haven't enjoy something they've done that much in years. it should be mandatory viewing, in my opinion. so much intelligent insight into how they feel about their own journey, and the landscape broadly, and reminds you they're both accomplished and confident live speakers with thoughtful things to say. Their ability to speak at these sorts of things, and even challenge someone like Sue Perkins a little on her perspective (i literally cheered at Dan at that part) sets them apart and distinguishes them within that first generation of youtubers. it was really satisfying to watch them excel in the professional context, and that not be at odds at all with their introverted lifestyle and choices, social anxiety (dan). that feels like a point that often gets lost in the bigger conversation around the sincerity of their branding.

[Skeletorsrighthand]

I know this is kinda absurd and off topic but anyone remember a live show from the 2012-2013 where phil made a snape impression

[coffeepenguin]

They're tethering to Dan's phone because they have no internet in my opinion, the same reason he did a last liveshow from his phone on his bed in the old apartment. and if they are, they're not fixing it because they have no intentions of staying there much longer. so basically what everyone else has said. also those are bruises from moving furniture, for sure. upper thigh? pushing against something. bicep? trying to carry something through too small a space. i won't be persuaded otherwise, lol.

You know, I'm not completely sold on these moving theories, but that's what I thought, too, in relation to Phil's bruises. Maybe not furniture, but some heavy boxes, maybe not even for them, but for the IRL or something, I don't know. But it's the most plausible explanation for me. I'm as clumsy as they come and usually covered in bruises from bumping against furniture, but two big ones like this at the same time in different places? Only if I was drinking and don't remember what happened (doubt that would happen to Phil nowadays), or if I was moving something heavy.

Loved the stream, the lag was making it a bit stressful to watch because I was afraid it would disconnect at any moment, but didn't mind it so much otherwise. They have to do something about it before next time, though (but I believe in them)

[itsonlybeth]

Been ages since I posted but just wanted to say that I loved both the Edinburgh panel and last nights livestream. It's nice to see them more comfortable, I know they both seemed a little bit on guard at the panel but that's completely understandable. Yesterday's gaming was so relaxing but entertaining as well, I thought Dan was not overly annoying as he usually is with the gaming. Also, I feel like Phil really shone through and they had a good balance between them - felt more like a partnership because Dan wasn't so competitive. I will have to watch the bit about the bruise later, it got so laggy 3/4 of the way through so I gave up.

[Offtopic]Really really off topic, but I was reading Dodie's GG today and it was about SitC, they said that Dan and Phil are banned because Tom doesn't like them? I would assume that's bull and maybe they attract too large a crowd, but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this?[/Offtopic]

[chiccola]

If their internet can't handle it, 1080p60 is definitely too much. It's not even a streaming standard yet; a lot of streams are still 720p30 so they could go for that without being called out for bad quality. Alternatively 720p60 or 1080p30.

This exactly. I mean even /Pewdiepie/ is doing all of his livestreams in 480p to avoid the lag, I'm sure if he can afford to reduce the quality like this, deppy's audience could handle 720p30 if it meant the lag issue would be resolved!

Seriously, listen to us guys

[chiccola]

[Offtopic]Really really off topic, but I was reading Dodie's GG today and it was about SitC, they said that Dan and Phil are banned because Tom doesn't like them? I would assume that's bull and maybe they attract too large a crowd, but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this?[/Offtopic]

[Offtopic]This is just something I suspect, but I was at the last SiTC that had a Dan&Phil panel and things got really out of control with the queues for the panel, to the point where security had to intervene and some people were even hurt in the crowd. This is mostly thanks to bad organization and not specifying the rules on how/where to make queues, but of course some fans are to blame as well for not respecting the volunteers...

I remember that after the panel there were tweets from some fans and SiTC volunteers saying that Dan & Phil better not do any more panels at SiTC because of the chaos their fans caused, so this might be the reason.[/Offtopic]

[fondsmiles]

They're tethering to Dan's phone because they have no internet in my opinion, the same reason he did a last liveshow from his phone on his bed in the old apartment. and if they are, they're not fixing it because they have no intentions of staying there much longer. so basically what everyone else has said. also those are bruises from moving furniture, for sure. upper thigh? pushing against something. bicep? trying to carry something through too small a space. i won't be persuaded otherwise, lol.

You know, I'm not completely sold on these moving theories, but that's what I thought, too, in relation to Phil's bruises. Maybe not furniture, but some heavy boxes, maybe not even for them, but for the IRL or something, I don't know. But it's the most plausible explanation for me. I'm as clumsy as they come and usually covered in bruises from bumping against furniture, but two big ones like this at the same time in different places? Only if I was drinking and don't remember what happened (doubt that would happen to Phil nowadays), or if I was moving something heavy.

relevant tweet i found yesterday

loved the stream lots, although the lag was hell. i loved when phil turned to dan and said "this is so much fun!", they really seemed to be enjoying themselves, and that always makes the to me also most enjoyable content!
i definitely hope they see stuff about turning down the video quality next time they stream so it lags less.

aw but there were sooo many cute moments; phil shaking dan was precious, and the bants and their inside jokes and whatever are what i live for. bless them

[sparkle]

Phil's bruises have me going out to buy more tinfoil. (brb going to start a YouTube conspiracy channel)

Like they're not in a place you'd naturally get a bruise from a fall. He's clumsy yeah but I'd expect him to have bruises on his calves/forearms more than anywhere else on his body. The one of his thigh makes sense that he could have been balancing something very heavy on his leg etc. But the one on his arm? Weird. If he'd been carrying something heavy I'd expect bruising to be on the inside of his forearms, surely.

maybe 'quinoa' and 'fighting a bear' are both code for doing 'something' as 'roommates' - just saying *imagine that hilarious tinfoil emoji please*

[annetamiau]

Phil's bruises and their internet complaints have me *insert conspiracy theory emoji* too.

In yesterday's live stream (which was lovely, by the way) Dan wanted Phil to talk about how he got the bruise, so a part of me knows it can't have been caused by anything shady. But on the other hand, when they moved to London in 2012 Phil ended up covered in bruises, and I can't help but see some similarities (especially regarding the bruise in his arm). Granted, one can get bruises from a wide range of activities, but this, combined with the slow internet connection (one of the reasons they gave for moving out from the last place) have me wondering if they are (kinda) not living there anymore (as in, in the process of moving).

This is the first liveshow Phil did at the old London flat. He talks about 'injuring himself' at 1:50:
[YouTube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRPwXsv ... F6fOImLfhD[/YouTube]

My bet is that they'll have move out by the end of october, tops.

[LtrllySusan]

We gotta stop giving the boy ideas

[Offtopic]I love that the forum currently has a mobile page! Hope that doesn't disappear again when the host transfer is done.[/Offtopic]

[susan2]

I wasn't able to watch live, but just caught up on the live gaming and that was so much fun!

Thanks alittledizzy and mermaid blood for the timestamps, there were so many little moments I missed with it moving so fast. Really liked how light-hearted the whole thing was. [39:55] I live for their Outhere Brothers references. This time Phil follows it up with Vengaboys, Dan hums rather than words the next line lol. '90s school disco tastic.

NSFW music refs -

Yep, I've got one foot on the moving train - Dan admits to the seeds he planted last time around, seems like he's doing a very similar thing again. I hope it was in the plans for them, would suck if it's just not working out as they hoped and they have to go through the stresses of moving again. Not fun.

[mermaid blood]

the two things that confuse me are -

a) why didn't Dan say 'but we're getting it fixed! cause it isn't good enough' when stating the wifi is bad? their main income is...online. moving from the previous flat because of bad wifi was given as one of the reasons.

b) the sweaty nights comment - do they not have air conditioning in this flat, too? was this a reason given in the moving out video? even if it wasn't...that flat doesn't seem a huge step up if they had adequate time to search and choose this one. if it's an environmental concern (valid), then don't use the clothes dryer either that you've mentioned you have.

c) when Phil refused (twice) to give the reason he had bruises, was he refusing to tell a lie they agreed upon beforehand, or refusing to tell the truth? because it's one or the other.

if their lie was a half-lie, like he got them moving a new piece of furniture (true, but where to/from?), it's possible Phil got cold feet at the last moment even saying that. it was suspicious nonetheless and Dan seemed surprised at Phil, too.
susan2 i agree i hope it's voluntary. if they're *not* moving, i actually feel sorry for them, because they're paying money (probably a good amount) to live somewhere that doesn't have the very basics of what they need.

[QuiteFriendly]

Can we call yesterday “I might not swear in videos but please stop calling me innocent”-day? That leg pic, the what’s a swear discussion and the Swish, swish, bitch (not an accident imho).

re bruises: It seems likely that he got those in or on the way to/from Edinburgh. As a fellow clumsy person I’m impressed with people who doesn’t get bruises when travelling by train. What wouldn’t surprise me is if we see some kind of content (at least in the ls) based on what happened and that’s why he didn’t want to tell us in the live stream. And it was a really good teaser in that case. Loved Dan’s conspiracy shade.

I hope they sort out the lagging issues. I really liked the live stream, but the lag was really annoying and I’m not sure I would watch on a regular basis if they don’t sort that out. If the wifi is bad, buy a LAN cable. However, the issue might be that even though their ISP might provide a decent downlink the uplink is usually much slower. Hopefully, they just went into this first live stream to test everything out and to see what they could get away with and things will be better next time.

I’m on fence about them moving soon. Wouldn’t be surprised though. There seems to be similarities with their last move, but we’re also talking about two major trolls here.

Don’t know I feel about a slime video, but I like the tweet and that he’s sort of seeking support to do something he wants to even do it’s old news.

Edit: Mermaid blood, I've been thinking about the air con too and perhaps they don't have it all rooms. Like only in the more open areas, is that a thing?

[malday]

re bruises: It seems likely that he got those in or on the way to/from Edinburgh. As a fellow clumsy person I’m impressed with people who doesn’t get bruises when travelling by train. What wouldn’t surprise me is if we see some kind of content (at least in the ls) based on what happened and that’s why he didn’t want to tell us in the live stream. And it was a really good teaser in that case. Loved Dan’s conspiracy shade.

I'm fully on the moving train but i think this is a more likely explanation.

If he got the bruises from moving boxes/furniture i don't think Dan wouldn't have egged him on to tell the story (even with dropping hints, that would be too straight forward).
I think the whole exchange between them might have been to build curiosity for the story, especially linking "conspiracy theory" to it, because there is going to be a video about it. (of course, that doesn't exclude the possibility of that video being a Moving Out 2.0 video)

[jesp]

I'm glad that I can finally give you all some good news - we've fully migrated to our new host, and the board has been updated to the newest version of phpBB, which brings some nifty new features like the ability to jump back to the original post when it's quoted in another post, as well as the forum theme being responsive, which means that it will automatically adapt to different devices {so no more squinting at your phone screen when reading IDB}.

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More updates will follow as soon as we've managed to get things working fully again, and in the meantime if you have any questions or concerns please do let me or another mod know. Thank you once more for your patience.

[itsonlybeth]

[Offtopic]Really really off topic, but I was reading Dodie's GG today and it was about SitC, they said that Dan and Phil are banned because Tom doesn't like them? I would assume that's bull and maybe they attract too large a crowd, but I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on this?[/Offtopic]

[Offtopic]This is just something I suspect, but I was at the last SiTC that had a Dan&Phil panel and things got really out of control with the queues for the panel, to the point where security had to intervene and some people were even hurt in the crowd. This is mostly thanks to bad organization and not specifying the rules on how/where to make queues, but of course some fans are to blame as well for not respecting the volunteers...

I remember that after the panel there were tweets from some fans and SiTC volunteers saying that Dan & Phil better not do any more panels at SiTC because of the chaos their fans caused, so this might be the reason.[/Offtopic]

[Offtopic]Thanks for the insight, it does make alot of sense now! I love Deppy but they've really got to stop being so famous... [/Offtopic]